Mivan Formwork

Mivan is basically an aluminium

formwork system developed by one of
the construction company from Europe.
In 1990, the Mivan Company Ltd from
Malaysia started the manufacturing of
such formwork systems.
Now a days more than 30,000 sq m of
formwork used in the world are under
their operation.

Mivan
It is fast, simple, adaptable and cost
effective. It produces total quality work
which requires minimum maintenance and
when durability is the prime consideration.
This system is most suitable for Indian
condition as a tailormade aluminum
formwork for castinsitu fully concrete
structure.

 In this system of formwork construction,

cast in situ concrete wall and floor slabs
cast monolithic provides the structural
system in one continuous pour.
Large room sized forms for walls and floors
slabs are erected at site. These forms are
made strong and sturdy, fabricated with
accuracy and easy to handle.
They afford large number of repetitions
(around 250).

Formwork Assembly
MIVAN
aims
in
using
modern
construction techniques and equipment
in all its projects.
On leaving the MIVAN factory all panels
are clearly labeled to ensure that they
are easily identifiable on site and can
be smoothly fitted together using the
formwork modulation drawings.
All formwork begins at a corner and
proceeds from there.

Four day cycle

The system usually follows a four day cycle: Day 1: -The first activity consists of erection of
vertical reinforcement bars and one side of the vertical
formwork for the entire floor or a part of one floor.

Day 2: -The second activity involves erection of the

second side of the vertical formwork and formwork for
the slab
Day 3: - Fixing reinforcement bars for floor slabs and
casting of walls and slabs.
Day 4: -Removal of vertical form work panels after
24hours, leaving the props in place for 7 days.

The Advantages of this system are...

The MIVAN formwork is specifically designed to allow
rapid construction of all types of architectural
layouts.
1) Total system forms the complete concrete
structure.
2) Custom designed to suit project requirements.
3) Unsurpassed construction speed.
4) High quality finish.
5) Cost effective.
6) Panels can be reused up to 250 times.
7) Erected using unskilled labor.

Limitations of MIVAN
Formwork
Even though there are so many
advantages of MIVAN formwork the
limitations cannot be ignored. However
the limitations do not pose any serious
problems. They are as follows: -
It requires uniform planning as well as
uniform elevations to be cost effective.
Modifications are not possible as all
members are cast in RCC.

 Large volume of work is necessary to be

cost effective i.e. at least 200 repetitions of
the forms should be possible at work.
The formwork requires number of spacer,
wall ties etc. which are placed @ 2 feet c/c;
these create problems such as seepage,
leakages during monsoon.
Due to box-type construction shrinkage
cracks are likely to appear.
Heat of Hydration is high due to shear
walls.

. No

FACTOR

CONVENTIONAL

IN SITU ALUMINIUM FORM

SYSTEM

REMARKS
Superior quality in
System housing

Quality

Normal

Superior.
In
Situ casting of whole structure and
transverse walls done in a
continuous operation,

In this system, the walls and floors System construction

are cast together in one continuous
is
operation in matter of few hours
much faster.
The pace of construction is slow
due to step by step
completion of different stages of
Speed
of activity the masonry is required
construction.
to be laid brick by brick.
Erection of formwork, concreting
and deshuttering forms is a two
week cycle.

The Room Sized wall

panels and the ceiling
elements cast against steel
In the case of RCC plates
have
smooth
structural framework of finishing and the interiors
column and beams with
partition brick walls is
Aesthetics. used for construction,
the columns and beams
show
unsightly
projections in room
interiors.

External
finishes.

Cement
plastered
brickwork, painted with
cement based paint.
Finishing
needs
painting every in three
years.

Textured
/
pattern
coloured concrete facia
can be provided. This will
need
no
frequent
repainting.

Permanent facia
finishes feasible
with minor extra
initial cost

Useful carpet area as % of

plinth area.

Consumption
materials

of

Cement.

Reinforcing Steel

Efficiency around
83.5%

Efficiency around
87.5%

More efficient
utilization of
land for useful
living space.

Normal

Consumption
Although
somewhat more than greater
that
used
in consumption
conventional
strength
and
structures.
durability
is
also more

basic raw

Reinforcing
steel
required is less as
compared to the in
situ construction as
RCC
framework
uses brick wall as
alternative

It may, however will

be slightly more than
corresponding load
bearing brick wall
construction

Steel
requirement is
more, as it is
required for the
shear
wall
construction.

Maintenance

In
maintenance
cost, the major
expenditure
is
involved due to :

The walls and

ceiling
being
smooth and high
quality concrete
repairs
for
plastering
and

Repairs and
leakages are not
maintenance
of
at all required
plaster of walls /
frequently.
ceiling etc.

Painting of
outer and inner
walls.

It can be
concluded
that
maintenance
cost
is
negligible.

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